by Allan Knox | Feb 21, 2023 | Blog
Is There a Link? Here are the Facts and the Myths. While studies have shown links between mental health disorders, substance abuse problems, and other serious concerns, each circumstance is different. All too often, the signs on the path to a mass shooting are...
by Allan Knox | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog
We all know that in order to focus on learning, children must be provided with a safe environment at school. Teachers also need safe environments to devote their time and energy to the facilitation of learning. The Fordham Institute confirms that students who feel...
by Allan Knox | Dec 22, 2022 | Blog
Active shooting incidents are every parent and educator’s worst nightmare. Unfortunately, this doesn’t mean that they couldn’t happen in any community in the United States. According to the Sandy Hook Promise organization, a leading member of the fight against school...
by Allan Knox | Nov 23, 2022 | Blog
The International Building Code (“IBC”) requires that most doors in public buildings, including school doors, should open out rather than in (as most residential doors would). In homes across the globe, families are easily able to barricade their home front doors...
by Allan Knox | Oct 17, 2022 | Blog, News
Federal data points to a terrible truth: school shootings have risen to their highest number in twenty years. The National Center for Education Statistics reports that the 2020-2021 school year included 93 “incidents with casualties” at both public and private...
by Allan Knox | Aug 24, 2022 | Blog, Emergency Supplies
Combat Application Tourniquet (CAT) 101: We all hope that we’re never in an unforeseen emergency situation in which we can’t control bleeding without outside help. That doesn’t mean, however, that we shouldn’t be prepared for the worst. Having a state-of-the-art...
